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The abjurer has the following wizard spells prepared:\n\nCantrips (at will): blade ward. dancing lights, mending, message, ray of frost\n\n1st level {4 slots): alarm*, mage armor, magic missile, shield*\n\n2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock*, invisibility\n\n3rd level (3 slots): counterspell*, dispel magic*, fireball\n\n4th level (3 slots): banishment*, stoneskin*\n\n5th level (2 slots): cone of cold, wall of force\n\n6th level (1 slot): flesh to stone, globe of invulnerability*\n\n7th level (1 slot): symbol* teleport\n\n*Abjuration spell of 1st level or higher","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Arcane Ward","desc":"The abjurer has a magical ward that has 30 hit points. Whenever the abjurer takes damage, the ward takes the damage instead. If the ward is reduced to 0 hit points, the abjurer takes any remaining damage. When the abjurer casts an . abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to twice the level of the spell.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Quarterstaff","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 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It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:\n\t \nAt will: detect thoughts, levitate\n\t \n1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Spellcasting","desc":"The alhoon is a 12th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks). The alhoon has the following wizard spells prepared:\n\t \nCantrips (at will): chill touch, dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp\n\t \n1st level (4 slots): detect magic, disguise self, magic missile, shield\n\t \n2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, mirror image, scorching ray\n\t \n3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt\n\t \n4th level (3 slots): confusion, Evard’s black tentacles, phantasmal killer\n\t \n5th level (2 slots): modify memory, wall of force\n\t \n6th level (1 slot): disintegrate, globe of invulnerability","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Turn Resistance","desc":"The alhoon has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Chilling Grasp","desc":"Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage.","attack_bonus":8,"damage_dice":"3d6","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Mind Blast (Recharge 5-6)","desc":"The alhoon magically emits psychic energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence saving throw or take 22 (4d8+4) psychic damage and be stunned for 1 minute. 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She can innately cast the following spells:\n\t \n3/day each: disguise self (including the form of a Medium humanoid), fog cloud","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Hag Coven","desc":"When hags must work together, they form covens, in spite of their selfish natures. A coven is made up of hags of any type, all of whom are equals within the group. However, each of the hags continues to desire more personal power.\n\tA coven consists of three hags so that any arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. If more than three hags ever come together, as might happen if two covens come into conflict, the result is usually chaos.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Shared Spellcasting (Coven Only)","desc":"While all three members of a hag coven are within 30 feet of one another, they can each cast the following spells from the wizard's spell list but must share the spell slots among themselves: \n\t\n• 1st level (4 slots): identify, ray of sickness \n\t\n• 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, locate object \n\t\n• 3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, counterspell, lightning bolt \n\t\n• 4th level (3 slots): phantasmal killer, polymorph \n\t\n• 5th level (2 slots): contact other plane, scrying \n\t\n• 6th level (1 slot): eyebite\n\t\n\tFor casting these spells, each hag is a 12th-level spellcaster that uses Intelligence as her spellcasting ability. The spell save DC is 12+the hag's Intelligence modifier, and the spell attack bonus is 4+the hag's Intelligence modifier.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Hag Eye (Coven Only)","desc":"A hag coven can craft a magic item called a hag eye, which is made from a real eye coated in varnish and often fitted to a pendant or other wearable item. The hag eye is usually entrusted to a minion for safekeeping and transport. A hag in the coven can take an action to see what the hag eye sees if the hag eye is on the same plane of existence. A hag eye has AC 10, 1 hit point, and darkvision with a radius of 60 feet. If it is destroyed, each coven member takes 3d10 psychic damage and is blinded for 24 hours.\n\tA hag coven can have only one hag eye at a time, and creating a new one requires all three members of the coven to perform a ritual. The ritual takes 1 hour, and the hags can't perform it while blinded. During the ritual, if the hags take any action other than performing the ritual, they must start over.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Variant: Death Coven","desc":"For a death coven, replace the spell list of the hags' Shared Spellcasting trait with the folllowing spells:\n\t \n1st level (4 slots): false life, inflict wounds\n\t \n2nd level (3 slots): gentle repose, ray of enfeeblement\n\t \n3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, revivify, speak with dead\n\t \n4th level (3 slots): blight, death ward\n\t \n5th level (2 slots): contagion, raise dead\n\t \n6th level (1 slot): circle of death","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Variant: Nature Coven","desc":"For a nature coven, replace the spell list of the hags' Shared Spellcasting trait with the folllowing spells:\n\t \n1st level (4 slots): entangle, speak with animals\n\t \n2nd level (3 slots): flaming sphere, moonbeam, spike growth\n\t \n3rd level (3 slots): call lightning, plant growth\n\t \n4th level (3 slots): dominate beast, grasping vine\n\t \n5th level (2 slots): insect plague, tree stride\n\t \n6th level (1 slot): wall of thorns","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Variant: Prophecy Coven","desc":"For a prophecy coven, replace the spell list of the hags' Shared Spellcasting trait with the folllowing spells:\n\t \n1st level (4 slots): bane, bless\n\t \n2nd level (3 slots): augury, detect thoughts\n\t \n3rd level (3 slots): calirvoyance, dispel magic, nondetection\n\t \n4th level (3 slots): arcane eye, locate creature\n\t \n5th level (2 slots): geas, legend lore\n\t \n6th level (1 slot): true seeing","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Multiattack","desc":"The annis makes three attacks: one with her bite and two with her claws.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":"","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Bite","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 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Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared:\n\t \nCantrips (at will): fire bolt, mending, prestidigitation\n\t \n1st level (2 slots): burning hands, disguise self, shield","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Dagger","desc":"Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft, one target. 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Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following druid spells prepared:\n\t \nCantrips (at will): druidcraft, mending, poison spray, produce flame\n\t \n1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, entangle, faerie fire, speak with animals\n\t \n2nd level (3 slots): animal messenger, beast sense, hold person\n\t \n3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, meld into stone, water breathing\n\t \n4th level (3 slots): dominate beast, locate creature, stoneskin, wall of fire\n\t \n5th level (3 slots): commune with nature, mass cure wounds, tree stride\n\t \n6th level (1 slot): heal, heroes’ feast, sunbeam\n\t \n7th level (1 slot): fire storm\n\t \n8th level (1 slot): animal shapes\n\t \n9th level (1 slot): foresight","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Scimitar","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+2) slashing damage.","attack_bonus":6,"damage_dice":"1d6+2","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Change Shape (2/Day)","desc":"The archdruid magically polymorphs into a beast or elemental with a challenge rating of 6 or less, and can remain in this form for up to 9 hours. The archdruid can choose whether its equipment falls to the ground, melds with its new form, or is worn by the new form. The archdruid reverts to its true form if it dies or falls unconscious. The archdruid can revert to its true form using a bonus action on its turn.\n\tWhile in a new form, the archdruid retains its game statistics and ability to speak, but its AC, movement modes, Strength, and Dexterity are replaced by those of the new form, and it gains any special senses, proficiencies, traits, actions, and reactions (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks. It can cast its spells with verbal or somatic components in its new form.\n\tThe new form’s attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunity to nonmagical attacks.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":"","damage_bonus":null}],"legendary_actions":null,"medicine":9,"religion":0,"dexterity_save":0,"charisma_save":0,"stealth":0,"persuasion":0,"insight":0,"deception":0,"arcana":0,"athletics":0,"acrobatics":0,"strength_save":0,"reactions":null,"survival":0,"investigation":0,"nature":5,"intimidation":0,"performance":0},{"name":"Archer","manual":"Volo's Bestiary","size":"Medium","type":"humanoid","subtype":"any race","alignment":"any alignment","armor_class":16,"hit_points":75,"hit_dice":"10d8+30","speed":"30 ft.","strength":11,"dexterity":18,"constitution":16,"intelligence":11,"wisdom":13,"charisma":10,"constitution_save":0,"intelligence_save":0,"wisdom_save":0,"history":0,"perception":5,"damage_vulnerabilities":"","damage_resistances":"","damage_immunities":"","condition_immunities":"","senses":"","languages":"any one language (usually Common)","challenge_rating":"3","special_abilities":[{"name":"Archer's Eye","desc":"As a bonus action, the archer can add 1d10 to its next attack or damage roll with a longbow or shortbow.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Multiattack ","desc":"The archer makes two attacks with its longbow.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":"","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Shortsword","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. one target. 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On a failed save, the target deals only half damage with weapon attacks that use Strength for 1 minute. 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The swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the banderhobb and it takes 10 (3d6) necrotic damage at the start of each of the banderhobb's turns. A creature reduced to 0 hit points in this way stops taking necrotic damage and becomes stable.\n\t The banderhobb can have only one target swallowed at a time. While the banderhobb isn't incapacitated, it can regurgitate the creature at any time (no action required) in a space within 5 feet of it. The creature exits prone. If the banderhobb dies, it likewise regurgitates a swallowed creature.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":"3d6","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Shadow Step","desc":"The banderhobb magically teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space of dim light or darkness that it can see. 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It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components::\n\t \n• At will: levitate, minor illusion, pass without trace\n\t \n• 1/day each: charm person, dimension door, suggestion","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Soul Feeding","desc":"A barghest can feed on the corpse of a humanoid that it killed that has been dead for less than 10 minutes, devouring both flesh and soul in doing so. This feeding takes at least 1 minute, and it destroys the victim's body. The victim's soul is trapped in the barghest for 24 hours, after which time it is digested. If the barghest dies before the soul is digested, the soul is released.\n\tWhile a humanoid's soul is trapped in a barghest, any form of revival that could work has only a 50 percent chance of doing so, freeing the soul from the barghest if it is successful. 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She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\t \nAt will: hold person,* ray of frost\n\t \n3/day each: cone of cold,* ice storm*, wall of ice*\n\t \n1/day each: control weather","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Hag Coven","desc":"When hags must work together, they form covens, in spite of their selfish natures. A coven is made up of hags of any type, all of whom are equals within the group. However, each of the hags continues to desire more personal power.\n\tA coven consists of three hags so that any arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. 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Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared:\n\t \nCantrips (at will): minor illusion, prestidigitation, true strike\n\t \n1st level (3 slots): charm person, disguise self, expeditious retreat, silent image","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Unarmored Defense","desc":"While the hobgoblin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Multiattack","desc":"The hobgoblin makes four attacks, each of which can be an unarmed strike or a dart attack. It can also use Shadow Jaunt once, either before or after one of the attacks.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":"","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Unarmed Strike","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 it, one target. 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It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components.\n\t \nAt will: detect thoughts, levitate\n\t \n1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""}],"actions":[{"name":"Paralyzing Touch","desc":"Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.\n\t","attack_bonus":12,"damage_dice":"3d6","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Tentacles","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 21 (3d10+5) psychic damage. If the target is Large or smaller, it is grappled (escape DC 15) and must succeed on a DC 20 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned until this grapple ends.","attack_bonus":12,"damage_dice":"3d10+5","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Extract Brain","desc":"Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one incapacitated humanoid grappled by the lich. Hit: 55 (10d10) piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the lich kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain.","attack_bonus":12,"damage_dice":"10d10","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Mind Blast (Recharge 5-6)","desc":"The illithilich magically emits psychic energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or take 27 (5d8+5) psychic damage and be stunned for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":"5d8+5","damage_bonus":null}],"legendary_actions":[{"name":"Legendary Actions (3/Turn)","desc":"The illithilich can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time, and only at the end of another creature's turn. The illithilich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":null},{"name":"Tentacles","desc":"The illithilich makes one attack with its tentacles. 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Hit: 4 (1d4+2) piercing damage.","attack_bonus":4,"damage_dice":"1d4+2","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Sling","desc":"Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) bludgeoning damage.","attack_bonus":4,"damage_dice":"1d4+2","damage_bonus":null},{"name":"Weapon Invention","desc":"The kobold uses one of the following options (roll a d8 or choose one); the kobold can use each one no more than once per day:\n\t \n1. Acid. The kobold hurls a flask of acid. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 5/20 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d6) acid damage.\n\t \n2. Alchemist’s fire. The kobold throws a flask of alchemist's fire. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 5/20 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) fire damage at the start of each of the target’s turns. A creature can end this damage by using its action to make a DC 10 Dexterity check to extinguish the flames.\n\t \n3. Basket of Centipedes. The kobold throws a small basket into a S-foot-square space within 20 feet of it. A swarm of insects (centipedes) with 11 hit points emerges from the basket and rolls initiative. At the end of each of the swarm’s turns, there's a 50 percent chance that the swarm disperses.\n\t \n4. Green Slime Pot. The kobold throws a clay pot full of green slime at the target, and it breaks open on impact. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 5/20 ft., one target. Hit: The target is covered in a patch of green slime (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Miss: A patch of green slime covers a randomly determined S-foot-square section of wall or floor within 5 feet of the target.\n\t \n5. Rot Grub Pot. The kobold throws a clay pot into a 5-foot-square space within 20 feet of it, and it breaks open on impact. A swarm of rot grubs (see appendix A) emerges from the shattered pot and remains a hazard in that square.\n\t \n6. Scorpion on a Stick. The kobold makes a melee attack with a scorpion tied to the end of a 5-foot-long pole. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 9 Constitution saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.\n\t \n7. Skunk in a Cage. The kobold releases a skunk into an unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The skunk has a walking speed of 20 feet, AC 10, 1 hit point, and no effective attacks. It rolls initiative and, on its turn, uses its action to spray musk at a random creature within 5 feet of it. The target must make a DC 9 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target retches and can’t take actions for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. A creature that doesn’t need to breathe or is immune to poison automatically succeeds on the saving throw. Once the skunk has sprayed its musk, it can’t do so again until it finishes a short or long rest.\n\t \n8. Wasp Nest in a Bag. The kobold throws a small bag into a 5-foot-square space within 20 feet of it. A swarm of insects (wasps) with 11 hit points emerges from the bag and rolls initiative. 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It knows the following warlock spells:\n\t \nCantrips (at will): eldritch blast (range 300 ft., +3 bonus to each damage roll), friends, guidance, mage hand, message, poison spray\n\t \n1st-3rd level (2 3rd-level slots): command, counterspell, hellish rebuke, invisibility, misty step, unseen servant, vampiric touch","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Variant: Chameleon Skin","desc":"The yuan-ti has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.","attack_bonus":0,"damage_dice":""},{"name":"Variant: Shed Skin (1/Day)","desc":"The yuan-ti can shed its skin as a bonus action to free itself from a grapple, shackles, or other restraints. 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